Gross v. Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Co.

Arthur Gross, a boy between 15 and 16 years of age, was killed in a street railway accident. This action is brought by his administrator for the benefit of his father. Plaintiff recovered, and defendant appeals.

It is alleged in the petition that the defendant was operating a work train, composed of a motor car and a trailer loaded with cinders, on Thirtieth street,' in Omaha, at an excessive and dangerous rate of speed; that the motor and trailer were not supplied with proper brakes, guards and fenders; that the motor car was old, was without an emergency brake, and the brakes were defective…